PICTURES OF KOREA 1952-1953 PHOTOGRAPHER ALBERT L. HARDON PICTURES OF KOREA 1952-53 The pictures on the following pages are photos I took... ...  more>>

This was taken from the LST as we approached Yon Che Do Island. The village can be seen at the center of the picture. It was a beautiful island and... ...  more>>

HOUSE BOYS— LEE CHUNG WON, BROWN, SALONIE & CHUNG KE WON. PVT ALBERT HARDON STANDING ON THE PUSAN BRIDGE. THE TROLLEY LINE TRACKS WERE KEPT... ...  more>>

This is the bridge we were redecking in Pusan while we were in Pusan at the reassembly area waiting on supplies and an LST to take us to Yon Che Do... ...  more>>

At the center of the picture is the temporary Baily bridge across the Han Tan River which the arch ring bridge we were working on will replace. This... ...  more>>

Leo Shaw, Jeep driver, washing his Jeep in the Han Tan River above the bridge site. Spring 52 LEO SHOW PHOTO This was taken at the San Tan E... ...  more>>

At this time the pylons were all set and we were building the floors for the forms for the arch rings on top of the pylons. It was 70' from the river  ...  more>>

Left. This is our carpenter yard where we prefabbed the stringers and forms for the bridge, Taken from the northwest looking south-southeast across... ...  more>>

Left. We were standing around the company area waiting for trucks to take us to the bridge Right. This is the carpenter yard where we built all the... ...  more>>

This is a picture taken as the first pylon was being set. You can see the crane on the deck of the far abutment arch being used to set the pylon.... ...  more>>

This is the bridge on the Han Tan River as it looked the 1st of May 1952. A Co 79th Engineers had just arrived at the site a few days before. I... ...  more>>

OUR “A” COMPANY AREA WHILE WE WERE NEAR CHOWON WORKING ON THE BRIDGE. OUR MESS HALL IS IN THE BACKGROUND, A MESS TENT WITH WOOD SIDES. CHUNG GUAN  ...  more>>

LOADING 80 FOOT POLES FOR PYLONS ON WHICH WE BUILT FORMS FOR THE BRIDGE. THIS WAS AT THE SAN TAN E RAILHEAD NEAR CHORWON, MAY 1952 THIS WAS THE... ...  more>>

A Company 79th Engineer Battalion compound when we were up between Chor Won and Kumwa working on the bridge. Early morning fog was over the valley... ...  more>>

Left- Our “A” Company area in the early morning fog. This area was 3 miles south of the Han Tan River where we were building the bridge. MAY... ...  more>>